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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Exiractsfrom the Morning Popers,April 14,1826. [THE Trama We have recently adverted to the mischievous tendency of a class of projects which frequently fiud their way through Parliament without public eatic, because they are introduced under the title of private bills. Many absurdities, many jobs, and many pernicious schemes, have run through their different stages, and come out acts of Par liament under this passport. We hardly know in what class to place, or how to characterize, a bill to regulate the Potteries, (appointed for discussion this evening), which, though it extends to a whole denomination of manufacturers, is by a strange misnomer called a private bill. If it is not a project for conferring a monopoly on certain individuals in the trade, it is a pernicious absurdity. It professes to establish one uniform mode of count ing and reckoning all kinds of earthen ware, stone ware, and iron-stone ware, throughout Great 'Britain and Ireland—to limit the sizes of such ware to those contained in the schedule of the Act—to compel the manufacturer to have such ware stamped, and to observe all these re gulations under severe penalties. Now it cannot fail to strike us, on the slightest consideration, that this is creating labour for a Government Of ficer, and imposing trouble on the manufacturer, for no conceivable protection to the public or ad vantage to the trade. A piece of earthenware does not require, like the coin of the realm, the King's stamp to mark its purity or its size.— It would seem to us that a jug or a soup plate might be safely sold by the potter, and do good service in the hands or on 1 the tables of the community, though they did n o t come exactly within the dimensions prescribed by the bill ; and that it is no more necessary to regulate the size of a wash-hand basin than the length of a curving•knife. If any bounty was to be paid on export, as,formerly in ►he case of our linen.manufuctures or herring tishery,or tiny duty was to be levied depending on the purity of tl►e clay or the form of the article, a good reason would exist for ascertaining its value and regu lating its make ; but no pretence of this kind is advanced, and none of course exists. Neither have the compulsory clauses of the bill any ►evident ten dency to answer a purpose which is prominently advanced—namely, to compose differences, or regulate contracts, between the master and the workmen. The interference in such a case may be mischievous, but cannot be beneficial—it may multiply disputes, but cannot prevent them. If such be the inefficiency of the measure to do good, it is left exposed to all the objections which are justly brought against unnecessary restrictions on trade, and vexatious interference with private tastes and interests. Is a manufacturer to be liable to penalties and informations if by accident he makes a dinner plate of larger dimensions than " ten inches imperial measure ;" and must an ar ticle be broken, though executed with all the tasteful finish of the Nyland vase, if by being gauged it is found to hold an c• ounce of distilled miter" snore or less than an excise criterion of of grace and beauty ? We understand petitions are preparing against this absurd measure, and we have little doubt that they will be successful. rNtw Times.] Mr. Hume has given notice of a motion, next Wednesday, for 6C a Select Committee to inquire what laws exist which interfere with the Trade and Manufacture of the United liiugdons in its details." This is fishing for legislation with a rep ,t:ance! kis throwing the net over the Sta tAtei:Aook ;. so that something :nest surely be caught. Hitherto we have felt the inconvenience 9tgtowl then appointed our Committees to dis cover, if they could, a remedy. Now, we are to have a Committee to tell us whether there be an inconvenience, or not! The Hon. Member for Montrose is peculiarly happy in wording his no tAteli—witnetis his late brilliant attempt to get at a return of monies, paid either to heirs,or executors, ear administrators, or personal representatives in gaitirai—an attempt which ouly failed because nobody could inform him, exactly, what it was that I n mould. Suppose a Committee appointed, nod, sitting with exemplary patience to read through the Statute Book.; in some eighteen liSotabs, or thereabouts, they may, perhaps, find that there are three or four thousand laws which interfere with trade or manufacture—aye, but do they hitt rfere with their details ? Why, it will be rather difficult to say how a law can in. teitere with trade, and not affect its details.-- rcini is the interference beneficial or the contrary? CoMmlttei !lave nothing to do with what ; they are only to report on the fact of interfer ence. But let. us help ant poor Mr. Hume, and suppose his Committee appointed to inquire what 1401 interfere with trade or manufactures injuri ously.—Good heavens ! What a fertile field for complaints ! And what a source of disputation aniong the parties examined ! Every particular Statute Will have its supporters and its oppo sers; and eui kno after all ?—(We beg Mr. itatroe's pa'rdon for speaking in an unknown • tongue)—But, in h plain nglish, what good is to ho got by all this bustle? What sort of Statute has the Honourable Member in his mind's Ile ? Ali the world knows how' he immortalized him= self by his memorable Combination Law, which stuck from the end of one Session to the, begin. wind of the next, and then was repealeth There, however, he had a distinct object in view ; whether good or bad may be doubted. Here be ieems to he setting forth on atn ocean', without chart or compass, and what terra incognita of le gislation he may discover, Fate , herself can hardly guess. In short, the motion eppears- tows to he sort of political Somnambulism ; and no doubt he'll talk in his sleep about it in such a manner ail 10 Cool . ollod every body awake that hears him. thlOrtNll4o HERA L1).1 it is the Coillmoti practice of those who tire en• gaged in any project 'which falls under the lash of Publish censure to impute the hostility it meets with to personal pique towards themselves. This kind of raanseusre answers the double purpose of rendering any defence of the project unneces sary, and of passing off a sufficient quantum of praise upon the individual supposed to be aimed at. An artifice of this kind (for we can call it nothing else), appears to have been resorted to by some of the speakers at the late meeting of the Mendicity Society, who would fain have the world believe that the marked and general condemnation the So ciety has received from the public Press, ori ginates solely in personal hostility to• some one or more of its officers or promoters. For our selves, we beg to disclaim unequivocally any such motives. Our hostility is to the Society itself upon principle, as one which we consider 'to be wholly unnecessary, and having, probably with very fair intentions, done infinitely more harm than good. It is not necessary to enter into the question of Mendicity to show how far it is to a cer tain degree unavoidable, or how far it is just or advisable to declare war upon private charity, or harden the heart against its best propensities. But admitting, for the sake of argument, that in ' a country where provision is presumed to be made by law for every condition of human suf . fering, public begging ought on no account to be tolerated, then we contend that the law has provided ample means for its suppression ; and that for a private society to assume the partial doing of that which the police and parish ' officers ought to execute generally and impar tially, is a gratuitous and unnecessary tax upon the community, and an interference with established institutions, which if tolerated in one case may grow into a dangerous and mischievous precedent in others. With the mode in which the Society may have ex ercised its assumed functions we do not wish to interfere, still less are we inclined to listen to the tales of those whom it may have disappointed in the expectations they may have had of perma nent relief—but we must say that there is one feature in its constitution which, as it curries a false colouring upon the face of it, we most de cidedly condemn—we mean the practice of nam ing some of its officers as ' 6 honorary," which im plies, we presume, that they take office merely for the honour of the thing►, when the smallest know ledge of human nature must show, were there no proofs to bear it out, that their real object is either to get money, or notoriety, which is often money's worth. This is one of those species of modern humbug against which we always have, and always shall, set our faces. It for the most part, too flimsy a pretext to impose upon any hut the most egregious dupes ; and, in , the case of this Society, has done more to set the sen sible part of time public against it, than any thing which can have beers gained from the few who have not had the penetration to see through so shallow a proceeding. Truth and openness ought to be time ground-work of every kind of success ; and if those who volunteer the task of detecting imposture begin by using it themselves, we are hound to assist in unmasking it, and must rejoice at its failure and exposure. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] We agree with Sir Francis Burdett, that with respect to the Petition for Reform from Edits burgh, " it is not possible to support that parti cular question unconnected with the general question of Parliamentary Reform." There is but one question, namely, whether a Govern ment can be carried on which is subject to the controul of a representation strictly popular ? If it be determined that a fair, popular representation, be incompatible with Monar chial Government, we have nothing to say. But if it be determined that the people, to be free, must be fairly represented, then we say, that if the Representation of the Empire in general be not fair, it is of comparatively little cconsequence what the Representation of any particular place may be. If the improvement of the Represen tation of any particular place were to be deci sively felt in Parliament, the petition from Edin tturgh might be of more consequence. But how ever gratifying it might be fairly represent. ed, so long as the extension of the right of suffrage to them would not materially affect the general result, we do riot take any great interest in the general, question. We do not think that Scotland ought to enjoy any particular favours at the expence of the country at large. The system of popular Representation is either good, or it is not. But it is clear enough that the people of Scotland enjoy great advantages from their having all the benefit of the Repre sentation of the Empire at large, while they are exempt from the consequences to which popular suffrage leads. For instance, we are firmly per suaded that one great cause of the superiority of the Scotch agriculture over that of England, is the perfect freedom of the trade of farming in Scotland. If there were elections in Scotland such as prevail in England, the land would not be let to independent tenants on leases, but possessed by te nants at will, as four-fifths of the land of England are possessed.ltis quite impossible th a t land can b e well cultivated while the tenant is not secure by lease. It is, therefore, one question, whether the people shall be freely represented in Parliament; and another, whether a particular part of the country shall or shall not he represented ? There is no part of Scotland which could not easily lind Englishmen to attend to its interests,if Scotch men were to hang back ; so that es far as com munication between the people and the [Aegis. lature is concerned, the present partial system would not give rise to any very great ieconve. Idol' re. if the Empire at large be not effected by the change in the representation of Scotland, we do not see why the giving Representatives to Edinburgh should be deemed a matter of much consequence. It is not, as wehave said, our business to concern ourselves with the advantage of parti. vular parts of the Empire; our business is the pro sperity of the Empire in general. But were we to speak us SCOlClunell, without regard to the interest of the Empire in general, we should say, leave us as we are ;—if you introduce the English system, you int ro duc e th a t s l av i s h ne ss on the part of the tenantry necessary to give the landlord a corn. mend over them,, which is unknown in Scotland. No sensible Scotcliman can SUIVOSEI that there is any thing in the inferiority of his climate which secures the indepeudance of the Tenantry. The Landlords in Scotland are independent of the Tenants for Election purposes, and there fore the trade in land is perfectly free. The Government of England is Aristocratical ; and as far as party is concerned, though Scotland pos sess not even a vestige of popular election, it gives as many Members to the Opposition as England gives. The difference between England and Scotland is, that more money is spent in publi n c,- houses in the former ; the result is pretty much the same in both; for the people have, in reality, as little to do with representation in England, as in Scotland. [BRITISH PRESS.] We cannot help entreating the attention of the public to the statement of the Committee, on iVednesday last, respecting the Distress in Spital fields. It has already excited the sympathies of the benevolent to a most praiseworthy extent, and the pressure of calamity has been hitherto lightened to a degree that must be most consol ing to those by whose beneficence so much good has been effected. But it appears that the nearly exhausted state of the funds has compelled the Committee to reduce the scale of allowance to the distressed Silk-weavers, and that the funds will not much longer afford even this diminished and inadequate relief. It is not always that those who appeal to public benevolence are reduced to misery by unavoidable misfortunes; but in the case of the weavers of Spitalfields, we know that their sufferings are not occasioned by their own fault ; the charity extended to them can be open to no abuse ; there is no employment for their industry, and without the aid of those whom God has blessed with wealth, their state is hope less. The Committee, we perceive, " suggest to those ladies of distinction, whose example would be influential,the propriety of ordering British silks at their mercers as the most likely method of fur nishing employment for the distressed weavers ;" and no doubt if the demand for this branch of manufacture could be created by the influence of fashionable example, or in any other manner, much might be done towards giving bread to this class of workmen and their families, who, when the present donations are expended, will he thrown destitute and without resource upon the world. Great praise is due to the Bishop of Chester, and to the other persons to whom the management and disposal of the funds are especially confided, for their unwearied and successful endeavours so to apportion the amount of the contributions, as to render them as extensively serviceable as possible. The parish funds are becoming every day more inadequate to the relief of the families of the many thousand Weavers whose looms are idle, and the gene ral poverty of the inhabitants of Bethnal-green, and its neighbourhood, makes it quite im possible that the poor-rates can be increased to an amount at all adequate to the demands that would flow in, should the Committee be unable, from the failure of their funds, to afford further relief to the sufferers. But we feel satisfied, from the deep interest which their situation has already excited, that the urgent and affecting ap peal made by the Committee will not be with out its effect. PORT Of LotinoN.—The trade of London em. ploys about 3,500 ships, the cargoes enteri►ig the Port being not less than 13,500 ; on an average, I,IOU ships are in the River at one time ; to gether with 3,419 barges and other small craft, employed in lading and unlading them ; 2,288 barges and other craft engaged in the inland trade, and 3000 wherries or small boats for pas sengers. To this ective scene, which the Port of London exhibits, are to be added about 8,000 watermen actually employed in navigating the wherries and craft ; 4,000 labourers lading and unlading ships, and 1,200 Revenue Officers con stantly doing duty on the River, besides the crows of the several vessels. This scene occu pies a space of six miles o►r the Thames, from two miles above to four below London Bridge and Limehonse• In GREAT BIIITAIN, the number individuals in a state to bear arms, from the age of 15 to 60, is 2,744,847. The number of marriages is about 98,039 yearly, and it has been remarked, that in 63 of these unions there were only three which had no issue. The number of deaths is- about 332,708 yearly, which makes nearly 25,592 monthly, 6,398 weekly, 914 daiiy,and 40 hourly. The deaths among the women are in propor tion to those of the men as 50 to 54. The married women live longer than those who con• tinue in celibacy. In the country, the mean term of the number of children produced by each mar riage is 4;. in towns the proportion is seven for every two marriages. The number of mar ried women is, to the general number of indi viduals of the sex as one to three ; and the num ber of married men, to that of all the individuals of the male sex, as three to ave. The number of widows is to that of widowers as three to one ; but the number of widows who marry again, is to that of the widows in the same case, as seven to fOur. The individuals who inhabited elevated situations live longer than those who rettide in less elevated places. The half of the individuals die before attaining the age of seventeen years. The number of twins is to that of ordinary births as Ito 65. According to calculations founded upon the bills of mortality, one individual only in 3,126 attains the age of 100 years. The num ber of births 'of the male sex is to that of the female sex as 96 to 95.—( Edinburgh Philosophi cal Journal.) ORTHOGRAPIIY.—The following specimen of correct orthography was exhibited a short time since upon a tree at the door of a public-house in the village of I3ickleigh, near Plymouth. A London traveller, who chanced to put up there, seeing the precious specimen, observed that the person who wrote it was but a middling hand at inditing.---" Railing, February 27, 1826-2 Gound pieces, And some Chinia, and a Silk handk erc hi e f, an d som e Cotton ha n k erc hi e f s,and some Wascotes picess, Anti 'Sonic C o tt on Sh e l ls, and some Ileggings, and some Maganass Rum. mers, and other Artiquils too many t o mens h on , and every ti c k e t prize, to be railing for at Monday Evening at the Church Inn Bicklei , — February 27th, 1826. COMAION COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council was yesterday held at Guildhall. Mr. Thomas and Mr. Prested, lately elected Members of the Court, were sworn. Mr, Firth, of the ward of Bread-street, was appointed a Governer of St: Bartholomew's Hospital, in the room of Mr. Gibson. BARTHOLOMEW FAIR.. The Committee of City Lands presented a report on the sub ject of Bartholomew Fair, and the several petitions which had been presented respecting it, recommending that in future none of the ground should be let out for the purpose of shows, inter ludes, and exhibitions of wild beasts, The report was agreed to, and referred back to the committee to be carried into exe cution. • • TIIE LIFF OF SOUTIIWA 11 IC. Air, RoUTu presented a report from the committee relative to officers and clerks, stating the various duties to be performed by Mr. Holmes, the Bailiff of Southwark, and recommending that the amount of his salary and emoluments be raised to 8001. a year, clear of all deductions. The report also contained a list of the various officers belonging to the Borough,.with an account of their duties, and the amount of their respective sala ries and emoluments; from which it appeared that they cost the Corporation of London the annual sum of 2,1241. Mr. ItouTu observed, that it was lamentable to see so large a sum as 2,42,4/. drawn out of the city funds to pay the salaries of the Borough officers ; at the same time it was right that these individuals should be adequately paid fox the duties they performed, whatever might be the quarter which was to bear the expence. He therefore moved that the report be agreed to. Mr. H URCOMBE seconded the motion. Mr. FAVELL contended, that the Borough ought to bear its own expences. Mr. Alderman \VAITIIMAN professed a feeling of high re. spect fbr Mr. Holmes, whom he considered fully entitled to the proposed remuneration ; but he was apprehensive that it would be establishing a bad precedent. The Court were going on step by step to create a system of patronage that would ultimately be destructive of the 'independence of the corporation. He would not oppose the motion, becaus he thought this gentle man deserving of the remuneration stlggested to the Court, and he should be particularly unwilling to do an unpopular thing at this moment—(Hear ! and a laugh) ; but he really wished the corporation had some other place to give hint which would be worth his acceptance, fnr with such an example before them, what was there to prevent other officers from coming forward and stating that their salaries also were too low ? The Court displayed too much facility in giving away money; but he hoped that in future they would keep a more watchful eye over these things. After a few observations from, two or three other members, the motion was agreed to unanimously. The same Committee presented a report respecting the nature and duties of the office or appointment of collector of the grottndage on colliers and water-balliage on coals in the port of London, recommending a person to be appointed to perform the duty at a salary of 2001. per annum. The Loan MAYOR appointed the 27th inst. for the election. The Navigation Committee presented a report of their pro ceedings in opposing the Hants and Berks Canal Bill in Par liament, which was read, and ordered to be entered on the journals. The same Committee presented a report, stating, that in con. sequence of the great improvements in the Thames navigation within the city's district, barges which were restricted by the authority of Parliament to a draught of three feet three inches in the summer season, may now he allowed to navigate at a draught of three feet ten inches; and recommending the Court to pass an order in the form prescribed by the Act authorizing the same, which was agreed to, and an order passed accordingly. The Committee tier General Purposes, to whom the petition of David Gill Saul, praying to be admitted to the freedom of the city by redemption, had been referred, presented a re port, stating that the petitioner's father bad b een marr i e d to an English woman according to the rites of the Church of England, in the tenets of which all their children were reared ; and re commending, therefore, that the, prayer of the petition be ac ceded to. The Court unanimously agreed to the lteport. THE GOOD-NATURED MAN.----This comedy was the first dramatic attempt of no author, dear to the lovers of English literature—Oliver Gold smith. It was represented for the first time, on the 29th of January 1768, at Covent-garden Theatre, With a prologue written by Dr. John son. Compared with his later production, She Stoops to Conquer, it exhibits little incident and stage-effect: yet . .its easy flow of humour, spright liness of character, and elegance of language, place it in the first rank of comedy ; and in the absence of many requisites essential to a perfect drama, the Good-natured Man will always be listened to with pleasure. One amusing incident in . the comedy, that of Croaker prompting his son Leontine while be is addressing Miss Rich land, has heel) borrowed by Mr. Sheridan in the e scene bet wee', C plain 2P:solute, Sir Anthony, and Lydia Languish, in tli Rivals.—(D o k y ' s British Theatre.) EXTtt.►oRDINAR CIIANQES. —The mutability of human affairs was never more strongly proved than it has been by the changes which have taken place in the uses to which the remains of the once magnificent Abbey of Reading have been appropriated. That portion of the building which was originally the porter's lodge, at %Odell the Princely Abbot was ushered in with almost sovereign pomp and splendour, and the humble pilgrim bent in lowly poverty ; was in later times for several year: used as the recepta. cle for felons, and as the common gaol of the old Borough. Within the last few months it has undergone another transformation, and It now forms an elegant tea aml card room, attached to the Town Hall and Council Chamber, of the di mensions of 34 feet. by 15. The room was opened a few days since, on which occasion 32 gentle men sat down to an excellent dinner, and the party did not separate until they had tried the strength of the old building, by a display of vi gorous applause and vocal enthusiasm. Cos Tunic or 'rim EGYPTIANS.—An interesting writer on Egypt gives the following description Of the dress of the Officers of the army The Mira Ilais, or Colonels of regiments, have a splen did pay, amounting to 100,000 piastres per ann. (about 1,500/. sterling). Their dress is very rich, of red cloth covered with gold lace, and a half. moon of diamonds, on each breast, computed to be worth 20,000 piastres. Over this they wear on state occasions, a scarlet pelisse, which fastens over the breast, with two large clasps of gold set with emeralds. The upper dress is closed with a sash, and the Turkish full trowsers have given way to more strait convenience!, which are tied under the knee, and thence downwards tit to the legs like gaiters. The pay of the non-commis. sioned officers is ample ; and that of the men, 18 piastres per month, with full rations of good pro. visions and their clothing. The serjeants are handsomely dressed and were a sabre, which to a jillah is a most enviable distinction." In the year 1763, on the peace being proclaim. ed at Oxford, and the heeds of the Colleges being assembled, as is usual, on a temporary building erected fur the purpose, Dr. Barton, the Warden of Merton, very gravely went up to the several heads of houses that were met on the occasion, anal said, " I don't know why the nation should be so Well pleased with the pe nce ; for my own part, I think it a very bad one." " A bad one, 64 doctor ! why should you think it a bad one ?" That, certainly," said the doctor, " must be a bail peace which brings so many head s to the sea fro d." DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. We have this week the painful duty of re. cording the death, by drowning, of six pilots be longing to this port. The circumstances of this melancholy affair, as far as we have been able to collect them, are briefly as follow :—On MondaY last, in the forenoon, the men belonging to No. 8 pilot-boat crossed, by land, from Seacombe to Iloylake. Upon their arrival, they found heavy surf upon the beach, which baffled several efforts which they made to launch their punt, for the purpose of going on board the boat, then lying in the lake. Soon after one o'clock ) the brave fellows, 12 in number, anxious to get on board to do their duty, forced their way etre'. the surf, and, notwithstanding the swell, succeed• ed in reaching the side of the boat. John Hughes had the command of the tiller, and being aware of the critical state in which they would be placed in nearing the boat, advised his companions to sit still and be steady; this caution was also repeatet! by Capt. Parry, the ed Master, who was then on board the pilot-boat. Upon the approach of the punt, a slight collision against the side of the pi.' lot-boat took place, which was not to be avoided; the punt heeled, and several of the men rising, lost their equipoise,and the punt turned keel upwardsr. and in an instant the whole crew were dashed under water. At this trying and perilous mo ment, the commander of the pilot-boat and four men, who were then on board, with admirable' presence of mind threw the scuttle, roughtrees, oars, and other things overboard, to enable the poor fellows to keep above water : irt addition to this, they also succeeded in righting the punt, and saving one man who had seized' the scuttle ; two others were saved from the deck• of the pilot-boat, by means of ropes, one of whom had clung to the cable. The unfortunate situation of the boat's crew had also been observed from the shore, and the Custom-house boat, com manded by William Owens, pushed off with the greatest promptness to the relief of the sufferers. By this means three more of the crew were hap pily picked up, after they had been struggling for nearly half an hour, partially supporting themselves by the oars, &c., which they got hold of ; and, during that period, had bid each other " good bye," judging that their final hour was come. Five of the six men thus providentially snatched from a premature grave, were imme• diately taken on shore, and experienced the most marked and humane attention from Mr. Evans, at his hotel. The bodies of the six unfor tunate sufferers have not yet been found, al' though every exertion has been made to find them. Their names are William Jones, Thomas Jones, Owen Thomas, Henry Priestnell, Thos. Bennett, and Angus Clarke, four of them journey: men, and two apprentices, all strong, active, and efficient young men. If there be any cause for blame in this melancholy affair, it will, we be lieve, be found in the ardent zeal manifested by the entire boat's crew to get on board as e arli'og possible, and to accomplislyat one trip th at "' bi l l , they ought to hare done at two, and thus cr ow % ing a small b oa t w ith a greater n umber of in: than she ou g ht, i n suc h weat h er , to have bad OA board.---(Liverpool Courier.) noIIBERY EXTRAO RDINARY . Mr. P. Divine, a gentleman w e ll k nown i n the ann als or th e Police offices, met a po o r countryma n in Barra ck. street, on Saturday, and seein, t h a t he " 9 11 stranger, civilly i nv it e d hi m into a public house ' to treat him to a pint of porter. The porter w ag brought fresh and f ro thi ng , but Jr. Divi ne thought be m i g ht i mprove t h e fl avo ur of it by the addition of a littl e snuff, w$ hick he sapped int o the vessel on h an di ng it to his friend. The tioY:i was warm, the c o untryman was thirsty, 0 " down went th e porter, snuff and all. An im ale diate fit of retching and coughing was the effect , and Mr. Di v i ne c i v illy took that opportunity I° lighten his friend of 61. Unfortunately, ho'!: ever, for Mr. Divine. he was too touch of a Pu bl ;; character to escape detection, and he has acc oN i . inely been appr e hended and committed for 11" (Dublin Morning Register.) • On Tuesday night between 11 and 12 as a gentleman's carriage was driving by the Go o. o. den-cross, Charing-cross, owing to proper be cons not being set up to g uard against it, 0", of the horses f e ll into a hole between f our and five feet deep. It was not unt i l b etw een four n l a five yesterday mo rn i ng t h at t h e p o or anima l ( a valuable carriage -hors e ) cou ld b e e%tricatecil ati then h© was found so ser i ous l y injured th a t was immediately kill e d. Th e %%ant, o f P r° h P ; caution which occas i one d t h e a b ove ac cident, I highly reprehensibl e . It i s too muc h, th at b e ' sides the annoya nce o f th ese f requen t rel ir h : the lives and property of th e p u bli c 9hOtlic l '— thus wantonly endangered. r BIRTHS. On Thursday, the 13th inst., in Wimp o l e - s t reet , the lodY °f Raikes Currie, Esq., or a son. On the 12th inst., at Bistro, Herts, Mrs. Win. HOW ,v of a son. MARR IE D. eldt On the 11th inst., a t 'Malvern, M. G. Benson in Ecq'' el f son of Ralph B enson , E sq ., o f Lutywche.hall, le cotal l, of Salop, to Charlotte ItioA Browne, only child of the late Lytle Bthrowne. On e 13th init., at Camberwell. Church, shined Pri c Esq., of John- s t reet , America-square, to Lilies, relict late James M'Andrew, jun., Esq., of Grove-lane, Cumb er- i, On Wedne s d a y, the li!th inst., at St. George's, Bleousberrof Mr. John Sanders, of Farleigh, to Margaret, fourth daniih te the hue Richard Field, Esq. of London. DID. On Thursday, the 7th lust., in Uowcr.street, Bedford-sOuet On the 13th .F at Devon tort, ag-1 89 .1. It. Benson, 'Esq., late of (iihraltar,.merchant. Lt , . , Nor her, a respectable sup:Tam:tuned gunner in his 31ajestY °.; / in father of Curry NVilliani and l' ~ IL II ' the Royal Navy. ^o M 3Tl ' On the 12th inst., at Kennington-green, age , ' Don relict of the late Mr. Al attLev.' Armstrong, hop-merchant, don-bridge. Job" On the 11th inst., at lis house at Hapenden, flees, Edward Boys, Esq., in the 39th year of his age. Font- On the 13th inst., at her house in Regent-street, Mri u • co os , icort,,e e ter, Lominanuer leroy, relict of the late William Fauntleroy, Esq., of " street. an 114^ On Wednesday, the 12th inst., at Cheltenham, At vanced age, Philip Godsal, Esq. .............___,' My William 11,i..1. Printed and Published for the PitOPItIETOUS , at th e Sv °Met, No. 11 2 , Strand by J. B. CAlirrAtiti.